| It may be best known as a family friendly | | | | Horse Riding for Visitors |
| destination for a beach holiday, but Menorca has | | | | If you aren't content with watching the horses on |
| much more to offer than just golden sands and | | | | your holiday to Menorca, there are plenty of |
| luxury villas. Menorca's distinctive culture is a large | | | | opportunities to ride them yourself, no matter |
| part of the attraction of the island, with a | | | | what your level of experience. Riding clubs are |
| turbulent history, delicious cuisine and very | | | | scattered across the island - Equimar near Es |
| hospitable islanders creating a very different | | | | Castell, Piadero Binixicajust outside San Clement, |
| holiday experience to most Mediterranean islands. | | | | or Stables Farm near Cala'n Porter are all options, |
| But if there is one essential icon of Menorcan | | | | providing horses and guides to visitors on their |
| culture, it is the breed of horse that is native to | | | | Menorca holidays. |
| the country... | | | | There are plenty of paths and tracks on the |
| The Horses of Menorca - A Breed Apart | | | | island, and with a predominantly flat landscape |
| Menorcan horses are renowned as one of the | | | | Menorca is a delight to explore on horse back. |
| finest breeds in the world. Tall, slender and entirely | | | | The most famous and rewarding trail to follow is |
| black in colouring, they are vigorously trained and | | | | the 'Cami de Cavalls', 'The Path of Horses' that |
| disciplined to an exacting standard. According to | | | | rings the entire circumference of the island. This is |
| local tradition, the horses were considered vital to | | | | the path that was originally used by the |
| the security of the vulnerable island in the 14th | | | | horseback guards of Menorca to patrol the island, |
| century - riders were stationed along the | | | | and gives you access to some of the most |
| coastline, ready to report as soon as they saw an | | | | stunning coastal scenery the island has to offer. |
| enemy sail. They were bred for speed and agility | | | | Or head into the rolling hills and vibrant countryside |
| to cover the rocky ground of the island at pace, | | | | of the interior for a very different horse riding |
| and this process has continued over the years to | | | | experience - you'll find plenty of routes to choose |
| produce some truly magnificent animals. | | | | from on your holiday in Menorca. |
| Today, they are most famous for the spectacle | | | | While many visitors rarely stray from their villas in |
| they provide at the various fiestas of Menorca, | | | | Menorca, the horses of the island are an essential |
| where they lead parades doing their signature | | | | sight to see. Whether you just want to enjoy the |
| trick - standing and walking on their hind legs. | | | | spectacle at a horse show or fiesta, or explore |
| These fiestas are the best time to see the | | | | the spectacular scenery of the island on the back |
| horses at work on a holiday in Menorca, through | | | | of a trusted steed, make sure you don't miss out |
| various horse shows at held throughout the island | | | | on the horses of Menorca! |
| every week (such as at Club Escola Menorquina). | | | | |